Comments on: 2014 Ford Fiesta To Break The 40 MPG Barrierhttp://www.hybridcars.com/2014-ford-fiesta-break-40-mpg-barrier-63479/
Auto alternatives for the 21st centuryMon, 03 Dec 2012 19:24:39 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.4By: Shineshttp://www.hybridcars.com/2014-ford-fiesta-break-40-mpg-barrier-63479/#comment-41392
Thu, 29 Nov 2012 01:17:01 +0000http://127.0.0.1/wordpress12/?p=13326#comment-41392If it could get over 35 mpg in city driving – that would be huge for an ice.
]]>By: Leo Chenhttp://www.hybridcars.com/2014-ford-fiesta-break-40-mpg-barrier-63479/#comment-41391
Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:45:12 +0000http://127.0.0.1/wordpress12/?p=13326#comment-41391Will it be real 40 mpg, or more like cmax/fusion hybrid not exactly 47 mpg?
]]>By: Nelson Luhttp://www.hybridcars.com/2014-ford-fiesta-break-40-mpg-barrier-63479/#comment-41390
Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:44:52 +0000http://127.0.0.1/wordpress12/?p=13326#comment-41390As far as the Fusion Energi’s pricing is concerned, my reaction is, “It all depends.” (Although I will admit that there was an initial shock over the price.)

I am still possibly replacing my current 2010 FFH with the 2013 Energi, but a substantial question will be what that $39.5K price includes. If it includes the electronic options that I would be getting anyway on a “regular” hybrid or a optioned-out gas-powered SE — specifically, as a long-distance commuter (whose commute range otherwise would probably put me beyond the optimal range for a Fusion Energi), I want to get BLIS, adaptive cruising, and lane departure warning — which would drive a Fusion Hybrid SE’s price to about $34.5K anyway. At a $5K difference, I’d probably get the Energi because the tax credit probably puts me at the breakeven point immediately vis-a-vis the regular Hybrid. (By comparison, a gas-powered SE with the same options would be up to about $30.5K, which means that it makes absolutely no sense for me to get a regular SE because I’m calculating the Hybrid/Energi breakeven point to be at three years based on my use, and I tend to drive my car 4-5 years.) I tend to think that there are other people who would be in my boat.

Again, it depends on what it comes with. If the options that I want are *not* included and would add about $2-3K to the price of the Energi, I’m not getting one. Part of that equation is that electricity is relatively expensive here, so I don’t figure a fuel cost savings.